Weekend Trainee Optical Assistant - Newton Abbot

Location: Newton Abbot, ENG, GB

So, you’re a proactive people person, passionate about retail and offering the best customer service? Sounds like you’d be a great fit here. So, if you’ve ever considered a career in optics, this Trainee Optical Assistant role could be perfect for you.

As a Trainee Optical Assistant in our Newton Abbot store you'll be part of a store that exemplify superb teamworking and customer excellence.

You don’t need to have previous Optics experience, you just need to be prepared to create an outstanding store environment for both our customers and our team, making sure every patient receives the best care in our stores.

What’s on offer?

As well as all the support you need and great training and development opportunities, we have a whole load of benefits on offer for you to enjoy. These include:

£8.20 to £12.91 an hour depending on experience

Part-time (weekend days only)

Staff discounts

Specsavers Perks - high street discounts

Additional day off for your Birthday

Health and wellbeing scheme: HeadSpace App and WeCare

Enhanced parental leave

Pension contribution

Excellent development and progression opportunities

What we’re looking for?

If this is still sounding like a bit of you, we do need you to have a few skills to get started as a Trainee Optical Assistant. These include:

Passion for providing excellent customer service and making customers’ lives easier

Great teamwork

Reliability

Confidence in using IT systems

Excellent communication and listening skills

Prepared to step out of your comfort zone and try something new

Able to receive feedback and be open to development, knowing we’ll be there to support and guide you throughout your process (with your openness and our guidance, your opportunities will be endless).

Some responsibilities of this role include:

Welcoming customers into store

Booking in eye tests

Pre-screening patients

Style advice and fitting of frames

Taking measurements

Taking phones calls

Find out more If you’ve got all these skills, we’d love for you to apply, but there’s also some desirable experience that could set you apart from the competition if you have it. This includes:

Previous experience in a fast-paced customer service environment

Checked all the boxes? This job will close when it's filled, so don't delay, apply today!

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